Post by julienc on Jul 16, 2007 19:16:34 GMT -5
Well, I had my appointment today with a slew of people. I was impressed by the geneticist. He seemed to be on top of things and was good at explaining everything to me. They sent out blood work for the DNA testing, so I expect to hear back in 4 to 6 weeks on the results and whether or not I have HFI.
They had me meet with the nutritionist with the presumption that I will carry on with an HFI diet. This discussion was a complete joke. I was shocked at how unprepared she was for our meeting. She handed me some food lists that contradicted a lot of the things I had read about. The lists (which she stood behind) said I can eat green peas and that I was not to eat any kind of nut or legume (such as peanuts). There were some other wacky things on there that I don't remember at the moment. I had very specific questions about whole wheat, wheat germ, soy, beans, etc, and she was not able to answer a single one of my questions. She did take notes and said she would look into it and get back to me.
All my previous blood work checked out okay relating to my liver function, etc.
As for the food list, I think green peas was a typo and was supposed to say green beans. All you HFI'ers eat nuts and peanuts, right? Almonds are one of my main snacks. I'm not a huge fan of peanuts, but I'll eat them in a pinch without problem.
It's just so frustrating. If a nutritionist at one of the top research universities gives me bogus information, who on earth am I to use as a resource?
They had me meet with the nutritionist with the presumption that I will carry on with an HFI diet. This discussion was a complete joke. I was shocked at how unprepared she was for our meeting. She handed me some food lists that contradicted a lot of the things I had read about. The lists (which she stood behind) said I can eat green peas and that I was not to eat any kind of nut or legume (such as peanuts). There were some other wacky things on there that I don't remember at the moment. I had very specific questions about whole wheat, wheat germ, soy, beans, etc, and she was not able to answer a single one of my questions. She did take notes and said she would look into it and get back to me.
All my previous blood work checked out okay relating to my liver function, etc.
As for the food list, I think green peas was a typo and was supposed to say green beans. All you HFI'ers eat nuts and peanuts, right? Almonds are one of my main snacks. I'm not a huge fan of peanuts, but I'll eat them in a pinch without problem.
It's just so frustrating. If a nutritionist at one of the top research universities gives me bogus information, who on earth am I to use as a resource?
